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Digital Rights Management
Your tracks do not play on your iPod, your car stereo will not play your music from your subscription service ... nearly all of us have experienced the criminalising restrictions of DRM. Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a growing technology that is having a huge effect on the technology world. But is there any alternative that provides a fair deal to consumers and to record companies? Of course!
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Firefox the Ball-Hog
Most developers think Firefox was the greatest invention for the web. Editor of Lowter, Ethan, thinks different. Here he expresses his thoughts on the media hype of Firefox.
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How Much Do You Trust Google?
Is Google keeping too many actions a secret from us? Are they a friend or a foe? Should we really pay more attention to legal actions of Google? Adam tells us the story, start thinking twice.
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How Much Do You Trust Google? - Part 2
Is Google at it again? This time they attack web developers by controlling the underlying HTML code of a web page to direct traffic in the way they choose. Here Ethan gives his views on Google's AutoLink.
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How Much Do You Trust Google? - Part 3
Is Google still at it? In Part 3 of How Much Do You Trust Google? We'll take a look at the dangerous prefetching feature of Google. A small feature of Firefox becomes something completely unintended.
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IE Alternative Web Browsers
Internet Explorer is the most popular web browser, but here Ethan shows us some alternatives to IE aimed for developers. Discover Mozilla, Firefox, and Opera along with what they have to offer.
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Net Neutrality: Preserving the Free Internet
The freedom of the Internet is under attack by the telecommunication companies of the world, but particularly in North America. Net neutrality is essential in order to maintain the frontier-aspect of the Internet, allowing everyone to play on a level playing field. Without net neutrality being mandated by law, the Internet as we know it will cease to exist.
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Technology in the '08 US Presidential Election
In the mists of the potential collapse of the entire world economy, we are going to compare Obama's and McCain's policies on ... technology! We're geeks, what would you expect? We all supported Ron Paul, so we already knew about the impending economic doom... Anyhow, here we take a look at each ticket's policies on net neutrality, broadband availability and speed, promoting research, online privacy, intellectual property and patent reform, and incorporating technology into the government.
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The Future of the Universal Data Storage - XML
XML is the universal date storage method. Here Ethan gives predictions on the future of XML and where its path leads. Will XML eventually become the ultimate programming skill?
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Watch Out Wireless Internet, the States Are After You!
Wireless Internet has become a norm in many European cities providing an internet connection to all citizens. Sounds great? Well here Frank reports on how American states are fighting against wireless hotspots.
